Headlight reflector



Nov. 18, 92 I 1,516,379 DUFEK HEADLI GHT REFLECTOR Filed June 19. 1923Patented Nov. 18, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS DUIEK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

HEADLIGHT Application Med June 19.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Durex, a c tizen of the CzechoslovakiaRepublic, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of.Washington, have invented" certain new and useful Improvements in Headhht Reflectors; and I do hereby declare the ollowin'g to be a full, clearand exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same. a

The object of this-invention is the prov sion of a reflector for hea'dlihts which while projecting the rays of lig w ll obviat e glare and theconsequent blinding of the'driver of an approachlng vehlcle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reflector which willmodify the light and soften and mellow the rays thereof to obviate theblinding glare which 18 prolific of casualties, annoyances anddiscomfort.

In accordance with the present invention the surface of the reflector iscorrugated and of contrasting. color, the crests of the corrugations andthe valleys between the corrugations being of difl'erent colors whichblend so as not to leave any line of demarcation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to beunderstood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions andrequirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe in vention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication:

Figure 1 is a reflector embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof on the line 22, and

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic sectional view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin descr1ptionand designated in the severall views of the drawings by like referencecharacters.

The reflector illustrated may be of any construction and design such asgenerally fluted, as indicate REFLECTOR.

1983. Serial No. 646,413.

provided for headlights and in accordance with the present invention,the outer or marginal portion 1 of the reflector is lain as well as thecentral portion 2. owever, the intermediate dportion is. corrugated ormostclearly in Figure 3, the outline of the corrugations being of anypreferred configuration. In the preferred arrangement, the corrugations3 have a radial disposition and their terminal portions mer e into theplain surfaces 1 and 2. The outline of the corrugations is more pronounced at a central point and tapers or vanishes towards opposite endsinto the plain surfaces 1 and 2. -These corru atio'ns result indifi'usin'g the rays of light, t ereby obviating the blinding glare andthe light is further softened and mellowed by having the crests of thecorrugations 3 and the valleys' between the corrugations of contrastingcolor and, in practice, the best results are obtained by having .theportions between the corrugations green and the crests of thecorrugations white, and these colors blend or vanish so as not to leaveany line of demarcation or distinction.

A reflector constructed in the manner herein indicated will effectivelyilluminate the roadway ahead of a vehicle without shedding rays of lightof a glaring or blinding nature which is objectionable.

What is claimed is:

'1. .A reflector having its surface corrugated and the crests of thecorrugations and the valleys therebetween of'contrasting colors adaptedto blend in combination with a source of artificial light so astoobscure lines of demarcation between the colors.

2. A headlight reflector having its center and marginal portions plainand the intermediate portion radially corrugated, the corrugationsvanishing at opposite ends into the plain surfaces and the crestsof thecorrugations and the valleys therebetween be- In testimon whereof Iafiix-my signature in presence 0 a witness. v LOUIS DUFEK.

Witness Banmn'r S. J one.

